Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to act against Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s secretary P. Umanath for having violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by issuing administrative instructions to Collectors and police officers. The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan rejected the plea by advocate A. Mohandoss, who sought Mr. Umanath’s transfer, after the ECI counsel Niranjan Rajagopalan said that the petitioner had not submitted any material to substantiate his allegation. The counsel further said that a PIL petition could not be filed for transferring a government official. Published – April 22, 2026 03:23 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Anthropic’s Mythos AI model accessed by unauthorized users RPF seizes gold coins from man during poll surveillance in Perambur